French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3223-004 Alice Lacourse Danis Songbook. Pp. 3.The content and structure of this song suggest that it is either a traditional locally composed song from Quebec, or a…
French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3223-014 Alice Lacourse Danis Songbook. Pp. 14.“Meilleur mangeur au monde” (“Best Eater in the World”). The text of this comical song suggests that it is a popular song…
Excerpt from interview of Alberta Gagné (TC1998-1071-004) by Martha Pellerin. Part of a project (VFC1998-0007) on Franco-American song in New England funded by the Vermont Folklife Center and undertaken by Pellerin. Interview is one in a series of…
Looseleaf French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3223-063 Alice Lacourse Danis Songbook.“Marie Calumet” (“Marie Calumet”; “Marie Calumet”). This song appears to originate in Quebec; there are no documented…
French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3223-046 Alice Lacourse Danis Songbook. Pp. 38.“Marie Calumet” (“Marie Calumet”). This song appears to originate in Quebec; there are no documented versions from France.…
Excerpt from interview of Alberta Gagné (TC1998-1074-012) by Martha Pellerin. Part of a project (VFC1998-0007) on Franco-American song in New England funded by the Vermont Folklife Center and undertaken by Pellerin. Interview is one in a series of…
French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3223-025 Alice Lacourse Danis Songbook. Pp. 23.“Ma mignonne” (“My Pretty One”) is a traditional French cumulative song which in Quebec is commonly associated with the…
French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3223-003 Alice Lacourse Danis Songbook. Pp. 3.“Ma mère m’envoie-t-au marché” (“My Mother Sent Me to Market”) is a traditional French-language folk song and round in which…